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Louise Homer collection

Title: Louise Homer collection, 1845-1999 (bulk 1898-1947).
Author: Fryer, Katharine Homer, 1907-
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Status	Container	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 1	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 09-3 Box 1	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 2	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 09-3 Box 2	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 3	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 09-3 Box 3	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 4	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 09-3 Box 4	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 5	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 09-3 Box 5	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 6	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 09-3 Box 6	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 7	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 09-3 Box 7	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 8	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 09-3 Box 8	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 9	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 09-3 Box 9	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 10	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 09-3 Box 10	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 11	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 09-3 Box 11	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 12	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 09-3 Box 12	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 13	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 09-3 Box 13	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 14	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 09-3 Box 14	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 15	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 09-3 Box 15	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 16	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 09-3 Box 16	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 17	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 09-3 Box 17	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 18	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 09-3 Box 18	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 19	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 09-3 Box 19	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 20	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 09-3 Box 20	Offsite

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Description

58.3 linear feet (84 boxes).

Summary

The Louise Homer collection, assembled by her daughter Katharine Homer Fryer, extensively documents the lives and careers of Louise Homer and her husband Sidney Homer, as well as the history of their extended family.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Diaries.
Manuscripts for publication.
Photographs.
Posters.
Programs.
Scores.
Scrapbooks.

Source (note)

Sarah Liebowitz, daughter of Katharine Homer Fryer

Biography (note)

Louise Homer (1871-1947), born Louise Dilworth Beatty, was a prominent and popular American opera singer during the early 20th century.

Language (note)

Some correspondence in French.

Call Number

JPB 09-3

OCLC

436445560

Author

Fryer, Katharine Homer, 1907- Collector

Title

Louise Homer collection, 1845-1999 (bulk 1898-1947).

Biography

Louise Homer (1871-1947), born Louise Dilworth Beatty, was a prominent and popular American opera singer during the early 20th century. She was associated with the Metropolitan Opera for many years, and was a successful classical recording artist. In 1895 she married the American composer Sidney Homer (1864-1953), with whom she had six children, including authors Joy Homer and Anne Homer, and Katharine Homer Fryer, who assembled the materials in this collection. The Homers were associated with Rollins College during their retirement in Florida, where Louise Homer taught vocal students until her death.

Language

Some correspondence in French.

Location of Other Archival Materials

Related collections include the Louise Homer Collection of Vocal Scores, and the Sidney Homer Manuscripts, Music Division; The New York Public Library; New York, NY.

Finding Aids

Finding aid available in repository and on internet.

Source

Gift of Sarah Liebowitz, daughter of Katharine Homer Fryer, 2009.

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Finding Aid

Occupation

Composers.

Contraltos.

Voice teachers.

Added Author

Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981.

Beatty, William Trimble, 1834-1882.

Fryer, Katharine Homer, 1907-

Homer, Anne.

Homer, Sidney, 1864-1953.

Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007.

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Victor Talking Machine Company.

Research Call Number

JPB 09-3

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